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On the hottest day of gator season, a brutal heat wave pushes Louisiana's hunters - and their gear - to the brink. Bruce and Anna gamble by sinking gators in cool water to save them from the heat - and possible poachers. Daniel and Zak's day nearly collapses when their airboat overheats in the swamp. Troy and Pickle recruit a friend to help outrun the high temps. Joey and Kallie employ old-school swamp knowledge to keep their catch from spoiling.

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As historic high water floods the swamps, Troy puts Pickle to the test, sending her on a grueling solo mission after an all-night hog hunt. Daniel and Zak wage war against a massive bull gator that's snapping lines and threatening their season. Leron and Porkchop gamble everything by paddling a tiny pirogue into uncharted backwaters. Don and Calum risk their season when an airboat accident traps them in a remote slough. Jacob struggles through a punishing day running his lines alone.

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As a drastic drop in water levels scrambles the swamp, Mr. Daniel challenges Zak to haul in an unheard-of 100 feet of gator; Bruce and Anna flee crushing boat traffic and wind up deep in a remote slough; battling through a marsh full of tiny lizards, Ronnie and Timmy make a radical mid-day change; Jacob and Little Willie chase the legendary "Crocogator"; Troy's solo grind forces him to call in Chase, as father and son race daylight to finish running 100 lines.

Hunt for the Crocogator

Troy rallies the Landry fleet with a bold 17-gator quota per boat, pushing every team to the breaking point as dropping water levels raise the stakes. Ronnie and Timmy make a risky call, abandoning the marsh for the deep swamp in search of bigger catches. Meanwhile, Leron and Porkchop fight through a nursery of tiny gators, until a creative new bait turns their season around.

The 17-Gator Gauntlet

The swamp's in chaos as days of northern flooding give way to a sudden, dramatic water drop, pushing territorial bulls into new battlegrounds and leaving hunters scraping bottom at every turn. Troy and Jacob race into their favorite honey hole before it's cut off entirely, using a "biggest gator" wager to fuel them. Daniel and Zak confront a surge of aggressive males stirred up by the floods. Joey and Kallie's day spirals.

Smoke on the Bayou

As historic floodwaters from the north swallow the bayou, Troy and Pickle struggle with drowned lines, until a lesson from a late swamp legend gives them a fighting chance; Bruce and Anna try to lure in migrating giants with a potent secret sauce; team Edgar pulls double duty, after pulling an all-nighter on a shrimp boat, Joey and Kallie battle exhaustion and rising water, while Daniel and Zak reignite their fierce rod-and-reel rivalry in a high-stakes showdown.

Flash Flood

At the dawn of a new season, flash-flood chaos from hundreds of miles north sends the bayou into a tailspin. On day one, Troy and Pickle wake to a two-foot drop that forces them to reset every bait-and take an early gamble. Jacob and Little Willie also find their lines hanging in the air and turn to Willie's special treble hook, to try to save the day. Cut off by mud and lilies, Don and Calum must run their lines on foot, battling through thick brush filled with hazards.

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